Local communities in the energy market: A place-based perspective on unconventional hydrocarbon development

摘要: This paper discusses the recent events and trajectory of Unconventional Hydrocarbon (UH) development in Europe United States, contrasting ‘high-politics’ debate on UH with ‘place-based’ perspectives locally impacted communities. The unitary frames that dominate official political debates, industry responses mainstream media texts, bifurcate as an economy versus environment issue are sharply contrasted more integrated reality local simultaneous need to make a living have healthy life, both physically socially. Not being able situate themselves firmly either camp (economy/environment), community members tend experience controversy from conflicted disposition involving optimism pessimism hopes fears surrounding money, health well-being. In this paper, we articulate nuanced “local communities energy market” challenge politicized dichotomy development.